Uploaded December 2011 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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It's sad that this excellent documentary about recreating the mythical flight of Daedalus with modern technology is no longer available. So I am putting it up.
Part 1 was taken down, I think for U.S. copyright infringement of old clips of early flight but a guy in Japan has a mirror upload
Part 1 youtu.be/ue7dMVEJLNs?si=0lxIHoLbNmd0kegA
Part 2 youtu.be/Dhlt1fsnhVE?si=lg7YaCOMFUnTnCmL
If you like this video, you will also enjoy the story of the MacCready family's original development of human-powered flight. The video and audio on the YouTube version are dreadful, but if you like it you can buy a beautifully remastered DVD.
youtube.com/watch?v=l4wlC1Qex8A